All six "Goon Squad" officers now sentenced in Mississippi torture case
Posted on AllSides March 22nd, 2024
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All six members of a police "Goon Squad" which terrorized and assaulted two black men in their home while subjecting them to hours of racial abuse have now been sentenced. Rankin County Sheriff's deputy Brett McAlpin, 53, received a sentence of 27 years and Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, 32, received a 10-year sentence. The other deputies who pleaded guilty and sentenced this week were Christian Dedmon to 40 years, Hunter Elward to more than 20 years, and Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke each to 17.5 years in prison. "The...